When comparing MuTools MuLab vs Ardour, the Slant community recommends Ardour for most people. In the question“What are the best DAWs?”Ardour is ranked 11th while MuTools MuLab is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose Ardour is:

Ardour is open source, so it can be downloaded and modified without restriction.

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Allows creating own synths and effects patches

MuLab includes MUX Modular, a modular synth and effect engine, that can be used to create and edito own synths and effects patches.

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No-clutter interface

MuLab has a clean, minimalistic interface that uses highly distinct icons sparingly making it easy to overview. Much of the functionality can be found in right-click menus.

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Portable

Can be installed and run on a portable device such as a USB stick.

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Free version and affordable full version

MuLab is available in a free version and the full version is highly affordable at only 69 euro all in.

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Capable oscillators

MuLab includes oscillators with 300 selected waveforms and support for user waveforms.

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Comes with high-quality synths, samplers and effects

Having a variety of integrated synths, samplers and effects removes the need for new user to search for and buy extra VST plug-ins in order to make sound.

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Integrated multi-functional browser

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REX file support

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Multi-screen support

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Low system requirements

In addition to having generally low resource consumption, MuLab is capable of taking advantage of multi-core CPUs and relieving the strain on machines even further that way.

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Cross-platform

Works on OSX and Windows.

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Open source

Ardour is open source, so it can be downloaded and modified without restriction.

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Compatible with Linux, Windows 7/8.1/10 and macOS

Ardour is cross-platform and works on Windows & macOS.

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Clean linear interface

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Linux version has JACK support

On Linux, you can use JACK to freely route audio and MIDI to and from other software as hardware.

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Multi-display support

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Free version with minimal limitations

Unlike some other DAW's which often limit saving, exporting, or advanced features, Ardour permits you to try all the features for free, with the only limitation being ten minutes of project length maximum.